This “Joint Statement” is signed by 28 Null
Alliance Leaders and 11 current CSM members (of the 28, 3 have ‘CSM’ after their
names denoting past CSM membership).There are also 4 “Opinion Leaders” who
signed…

(This one baffles me a trifleTBH as 2 of em are Goons, 1 is from PL and the last is from EVENews24... none of whom represent MY opinion nor the opinion of anyone I know ingame... so meh).

Basically it specifies 3 key points;

They (the
Nullsec Alliances) are deeply concerned by the risk of:

a.another Dominion-style expansion
that would make the SOV mechanics even worse than they are today… and b.They hope
that this ‘announcement’ “… gives game developers at CCP the freedom
they need to make the following drastic yet necessary changes.”

Due to this they
propose the following changes to EVE Online SOV Mechanics.

1.Occupancy-based Sovereignty:

Ownership of
conquerable space should be reflected by Alliance occupancy using an “occupancy
index”. This should: a.Shrink the
footprints of current absentee empires, b.Free up
large sections sov space for smaller entities and c.Remove the
need for Coalitions.

2.NPC 0.0 in every SOV Region:

a.The belief
that NPC regions inside SOV null are good for PVP and small Alliances, b.They wish to
see small footprints of NPC 0.0 in every SOV region that does not now have
them.

3.Increased Player Density:

a.Belief that ‘vast
swathes’ of SOV Null are worthless to THEIR line members and can support limited
numbers of players. b.They want
the value of these systems increased to support a larger player population.

OK, let’s take this a step at a time… Please understand this is
just one (wormholer, not nullseccer) 4 yr veteran player’s reaction…

Intro A

- Current Nullsec SOV and power projections mechanics are not healthy for the game as a whole - Agree - (inference that) CCP is incapable of making good changes without
Nullsec Leadership advice and consent - Disagree

Intro B

- This one bothers me greatly as it makes the assumption that the
players in nullsec have the power
to stop or allow CCP to do ANYTHING they want to or feel is necessary to THEIR intellectual
and real property.

Point 1.

-
Reduce current SOV holdings – Agree

-
Free up space and systems for ‘other’players – DisagreeDoes anyone seriously see CFC/GSF et al NOT immediately taking
full advantage of this the second it drops? I mean really? - Remove current need for vast coalitions - DisagreeAs I see it there never was a NEED for Coalitions and they are, in
large part, responsible for the reprehensible peaceful situation in nullsec today. Coalitions were and are a political and power tactic that happened between the nullsec Alliances
as they grew in power and size. And I doubt they will “just go away” with these
or any changes that don’t break the Large Alliances grip on Nullsec SOV. - WTF is an Occupancy Index? and who gets to code that? Goons? Too much grey area, not enough "Here is what we propose." for me.

I see CFC et al being careful to use these ‘surrounded’ players as
‘diversions’ and ‘training grounds’ for their bored line members… They would have to be very careful to not force their new ‘chew toys’ back to Empire.

- Increased NPC regions inside SOV null – Agree

Point 3.

-
Vast Swathes of Null are (underused) worthless to THEIR line members - Agree

Again,
does ANYONE believe the CFC et al will just ALLOW non allied players, corps
and Alliances to freely move THROUGH their SOV and take over these
systems??? Oh
please.

So let’s sum up…

Sov Null needs fixing, that’s easy for anyone to see… but these are
not the changes that will do it. Reduced or removed Power Projection via Ttian
bridges AND decreased Coalition political power will. But Das Mittens and his
followers have left those little points interestingly off the plate and not up
for discussion.

And the sheer damned hubris that THEY can write anything that can
stop or allow CCP to do ANYTHING that they want to their game actually pisses
me off just a bit.

Reducing SOV holding to just those systems their members ACTUALLY
live in and HOLD via boots-in-station as twere is fine… but to play it off like
the null alliances/coalitions would not take full advantage of these changes
FOR their members benefit is just more of the ‘same ‘ol same ‘ol’ line of BS
from Mittens… never ever forget his origins and experience as a spymaster and
propagandist. Yea I bet they want to see all those poor systems values
increased for OTHERS to enjoy the benefits and income from… yea… right.

No, as I see it these changes are more of the same shit we always
get from nullsuc… all dressed up to sound like it’s for the good of ‘other’ players
while actually being of real benefit to the large nullsec Sov holders and
members. Nothing offered here makes ANY guarantees that non allied corps and
non coalition groups or individual players would actually be able to
effectively fly and live in any of these freed up null systems… and I would bet
much we never will see any such guarantees unless or until CCP gets the balls
to make it so.

Remember the guy who wrote this is here to ‘Ruin YOUR game’… he
does not believe in honor in this game (I can quote him on this) and he is NOT
on your side. Believing he is doing anything for YOUR good is like believing a
gunbarrel is a lollipop… go on, suck it.

OK, some additional info has come to light...

I think I agree with blastradius1 over at his blog, Blastrad Tales. His post, "Hmm..." he also looks at the "Null Deal" and I agree with his assessment.

He says generally the same thing I did, that you have to be wary when it comes to theleaders of SOVnull (and evidentally even some NPCnull entities). He asks two very pointed questions...

"Why did they do this?" His answer... and I quote;

"These interested parties are doing their best to ensure that CCP has a
tough time implementing any changes that fall outside of their manifesto
by giving it the strongest unified voice possible."

Changes that fall outside of their manifesto huh? And it is inEvehermit's post, "Invalid Space" where he takes us to the first episode of CCP's WebTV show, "o7" where I believe we find the answer to this and Blastrad's second question...

"What the hell have CCP come up with that might actually make a difference to null-sec that these chaps don’t like?"

In the show"o7" there is a segment with CCP Nullarbor (Sr. Software Engineer) and CCP Greyscale (Sr. Game Designer) about 0.0 and some 'changes' that they are working on. Changes that are not about adding some NPC null inside SOV null and are not about Occupancy Based SOV... oh no... =]

Go here... "o7". The segment in question starts at 33:30and at 34:30 CCP Greyscale states... unequivocally... that Nullsec has become boring. That the Nullsec players have "won" EVE and you aren't supposed to be able to do that... and this needs to change.

At 35:24 they discusschanges... Imminent changes to...

Capitols, Force Projections, jumpdrives and Movment in Space. They want to "slow down" and "constrain" Force Projection in Null.

Oh my. Now that would 'bout piss off the Great Nullsec Coalitions, now wouldn't it? CCP Nullarbor speaks of "...groups of players refusing to engage because they know of the threat of a huge force that's just within a few minutes reach..."

OK well I don't know about you but I am pretty fairly convinced that the whole "Null Deal" manifesto was exactly what Blastrad thinks... A premptive "...open statements to head unwanted disturbance of the status-quo off at the pass."

I mean, do the great Nullsec Coalitions really wants to lose their biggest tactical and strategic advantage, Instantaneous & Overwhelming Force Projection?

CCP Greyscale and CCP Nullarbor both flatly stated these are, "significant changes" and they are "in motion" now and WILL BE included in a release BEFORE the end of 2014.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

I was perusing Noobs latest post… “Day
832 : Roid Rage and the End” and at the end he tells of a “thing” he found
in space… something unusual… something unexplained… something… weird.

As he puts it,

“…encountered some weird station
scenery attached to the bizzaro Gallente science station model. I'd go and make
sure it's common scenery of some form but I'm rather attached to the notion
that it's an alien UFO.”

It was a UBGL… (Unidentified Blinking Green Light)... seemingly
attached to nothing… like a beacon, but (mebbe) not. Now Noob didn’t say if he
tried to pull a show-info on it or whether it was something he could even click
or target, but I prefer not to know if it was… you see, I really really liked
that it was mysterious… unknown… weird.

And I think we need more of that in EvE. What I mean is I think we
need less from CCP…

Less “discussion” about what is to come…

Less “transparency” over the mechanics of what is to come…

Less “What do YOU want?” asked about what is to come…

No, what we may really need is more of CCP responding like this on
the forums…

“Wait, what did you say you ‘found’ out in
space?”

“What’s that? You say/you were mysteriously pulled out of
warp/you warped to a mission and instead were confronted/you were attacked at a [wormhole/gate/sun/planet/moon/etc.]/your POS was camped/your POS was bubbled/your POS was attacked/your POS was taken down

by/[unknown] NPC faction(s)/NPC pirates/NPC
fleet(s)

that had/X ship(s)/X fit(s)/X mods

and that you

/watched them from a distance

/barely
escaped from them

/killed them

/got totally pwned by them

/had your fleet wiped out by them

/ran screaming from them

/got PODDED by them(!?!)

and they/used mods you had never seen before/droppedloot you had never seen before/had salvage you had never seen before/looted and salvaged YOUR ships!!/LOLed in local... using your NAME(S)?”

"Oh my...Now that’s very strange
aint it?... I wonder just where (that/them/those)
came from?” “Please keep us updated on what you find ok?”

IRL we don’t get updates and blogs posts from the almighty or the
gods on high entitled; “What’s Coming Soon to a Universe near YOU!” So why do we in New
Eden? I mean it’s a Science FICTION Space Game right? OK, so when I read a new
Sci-Fi novel or see a new Sci-Fi movie the LAST thing I want is all the
spoilers given to me ahead of time… so why do we expect, or even want, all the
spoilers laid out in advance in EVE? Not just laid out for us but laid out in detail,
with forums and debate and even voting FFS?

I actually do wish CCP would reintroduce the wondrous element of
DISCOVERY, bring back an air MYSTERY and add a touch of THE UNKNOWN to our game.
Oh maybe not on every planned, proposed or considered change and/or addition (but in truth would that necessarily be ‘bad’?
Really think hard on that for a bit before you answer…) but to make some,
mebbe lots of the smaller but impactful, additions or changes… like say the
burner missions and/or frigate only wormholes… as UNANNCOUNCED changes and/or additions…
and allow us to DISCOVER them all on our own. Imagine being offered a mission
or scanning down a wormhole NO ONE has EVER even heard of before… Now THAT would be something wouldn’t it?

So CCP, if you want players to get or stay interested in EVE then
let us DISCOVER the game on our own.… consider shutting up for a while, write some
new and interesting code, and let the ships fall where they may. You sorta did
that back in ’03 and you did a bang up job of it when you released Apocrypha… and
that worked out fantastically.

Give us back a ‘verse like the one that those very first players
in ’03 undocked into and the verse those lucky players first found when
wormholes first appeared in the skies of New Eden… a ‘verse full of DISCOVERY
and WONDER.

Modern day EVE has wayyy too much talk talk… and not nearly enough
WTF and OMG… and we NEED more of that… lots more.

Fly Wreckless and see you in the Sky =/|)=

PS. Cripes... my brother and sister bloggers will understand this...

I have re-read this post a few times since I published it... and the problem is... now I know I have no choice but to try and come up with some :words: for a post entitled

Them as what follow me...

Graphiti...

Round and round we go...

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